helping businesses on the hilltop
prosper.
Connecting Hilltop businesses, property owners, and the community to valuable resources, opportunities, and education.
Establishing safe & welcoming business corridors
Maintaining the rich economic diversity + inclusivity
Preserving affordable commercial real estate
What have you heard about The Hilltop?
Where others see challenges, we'll point to the opportunities.
- Over 17,000 people travel dailythrough two main corridors.
- 230 businesses exist to serve a population that’s larger than that of Springfield and Youngstown.
- Only 3 industries show a retail surplus; all the rest have unmet demand.
Stats taken from Envision Hilltop Plan
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Here's how we help The Hilltop businesses R.I.S.E.
1. RECONNECT
The local community to businesses and customers
2. impact
The neighborhood in mindful & meaningful ways
3. strengthen
The ecosystem of businesses to support growth
4. empower
Business Owners on the Hilltop to prosper
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Empowering Business Series
- Stay up to date with industry trends to grow and be competitive
- Develop new skills to make your operations more successful
- Improve your decision-making leading to better outcomes
- Increase your credibility with customers, partners, and investors
- Help your employees develop professionally
working on the hilltop,
for the hilltop
As a private, economic development corporation (CDC), we are committed to the mindful economic growth and development on The Hilltop.
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We’ve been working on this for the past five years, and I can honestly say I’ve never been more hopeful for The Hilltop.
BETTY JAYNES
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I’ve been a big believer in the Hilltop for a long time. There’s a wealth of assets on The Hilltop.
Cleve ricksecker
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For the first time in a really long while, I actually feel optimistic that The Hilltop will begin to transform and eventually thrive again.
jennie keplar